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Weaving is a legacy in the Teller Family.

Grandmothers, mothers, sisters, aunts, and cousins have produced award-winning rugs and are featured in numerous publications. Lynda and her family are known for weaving rugs in the traditional Two Grey Hills pattern. Identified primarily by a double-diamond layout, intricate geometric design using natural colored, hand-carded and hand-spun wool. These finely woven rugs are known for their high weft counts.

As the youngest child in a family of weavers, Lynda was raised in an atmosphere that encouraged creativity. Weaving was viewed as a “way of life,” and weaving lessons were mandatory. Lynda won her first weaving award at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremony at age twelve, in the Juvenile Textiles Category. Garnering other weaving awards, Lynda set aside other forms of artwork while she attended Arizona State University and relied on weaving to pay for tuition and books. Her mother also sold rugs to offset college costs. After college, and a 20 year weaving hiatus, Lynda re-focused on weaving as a priority and took First Place four times at the Santa Fe Indian Market in the Textile Category in 2004 and 2006, and 2011. Lynda won “Best of Classification”, and Best of Division with a Child’s Blanket in 2011. Along with her weaving, Lynda is collaborating with museums, weaving guilds, schools and other art venues to teach the public about Navajo Weaving.

Lynda and her sister Barbara teach Navajo Weaving workshops. In their workshops, they share their family’s rich heritage of Navajo Weaving. Telling their stories, they give the workshop participant a glimpse into seven generations of enduring Navajo Weaving. Each of their tapestries tell a story. They are imbued with their hopes, their dreams, their tears, and their laughter.

Lynda’s maternal Grandmother, Susie Tom and her paternal grandmother, Nellie Peshlakai Teller made sure their daughters and granddaughters learned the art of weaving. They emphasized many practices, such as respecting the loom; preparing one’s own wool via shearing, carding and spinning; the production and proper care of weaving tools; and paying attention to design elements, always emphasizing the importance of intricate patterns and color combinations. Lynda’s mother Ruth Teller, her maternal aunt Margaret Yazzie, and her older sisters, Barbara and Rosann instilled the belief that beauty and harmony should be woven into every rug. Today, Lynda Teller Pete continues to carry on this tradition.